Hamilton Green
Hamilton Belal Mohammed Green | |
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.jpg) Green in 2015 | |
| 4th Prime Minister and First Vice President of Guyana | |
| In office 6 August 1985 – 9 October 1992 | |
| President | Desmond Hoyte |
| Preceded by | Desmond Hoyte |
| Succeeded by | Sam Hinds |
| Mayor of Georgetown | |
| In office 1994–2016 | |
| Succeeded by | Patricia Chase-Green |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 November 1934[1] |
| Party | People's National Congress (Formerly) Forum for Democracy |
Hamilton Belal Mohammed Green[1](born 9 November 1934)[2] is a Guyanese politician who served as the fourth prime minister of Guyana. He is the first and only Muslim Prime Minister of Guyana, along with being the first and only Muslim head of government in the Western Hemisphere.[3]
Career
[edit | edit source]Green is an active trade unionist and active in politics since 1961.[1] He was a member of People's National Congress (PNC). He was minister of works and hydraulics 1969-1972, minister of public affairs 1972-1974, minister of cooperatives and national mobilization 1975-1981.[4] He was appointed as one of the five Vice Presidents in the cabinet of Forbes Burnham in October 1980, with ministerial portfolio of public welfare and labour, and later the portfolio of minister of agriculture.[4] He also served as the Prime Minister of Guyana from 6 August 1985 to 9 October 1992. He was removed from office in 1992 when free and fair elections were held in Guyana under the direct supervision of President Jimmy Carter.[5]
In March 1993, Green sued the People's National Congress for violation of his constitutional rights by expelling him from the party. Following this, he formed his own party, Good and Green Guyana (GGG).[6]
Hamilton Green, who was born in Georgetown, Guyana, is also a former Mayor of Georgetown, in office from 1994 to 2016.[7][8]
In 2003, he was one of the most prominent people to attend the Summit of World Leaders sponsored by Sun Myung Moon. He is a member of the presiding council of the Universal Peace Federation[9][10]
References
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- ^ "Hamilton Green", The West Indian Encyclopedia. Archived 12 April 2013 at archive.today
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- ^ Video: "What Is True Peace?"[permanent dead link]
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